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Henry has been deaf from an early age. He's intelligent and aware of language, but by age six, he has decided it's not safe to speak to strangers. When the time comes for him to start school, he is labeled "unteachable." Because his family has very little money, his parents and older sister, Molly, feel powerless to help him. Henry's sent to Riverview, a bleak institution where he is misunderstood, underestimated, and harshly treated. Victor, a conscientious objector to World War II, is part of a Civilian Public Service program and arrives at Riverview to serve as an attendant in 1942.

She/he/they/them. Why do we use gender pronouns? And why do some people wish to be referred to as "they"? What is gender identity all about? Students will learn to understand these terms and the reasons behind them. They will also learn how to deal with questions they may have about gender identity.

Taken from his mother at age three, Steve Klakowicz lives in the clutches of a cruel foster family. He finds his only refuge in a box of books given to him by a kind stranger, books that take him to new worlds he can only imagine. He begins to hope that one day he might have a different life. As he grows, Steve is determined to unravel the mystery of his origins and find his birth family. A light-skinned boy with blue eyes, a curly Afro, and a Polish last name, he embarks on an extraordinary quest for his identity, armed with only one clue. Yet nothing is as it appears.

One year ago, a solar flare scorched the Earth and destroyed life as we know it. With their parents gone and their supplies running low, grieving stepsiblings Millie and Rose leave home with their infant half-brother in search of Millie’s grandma, a Seminole elder—who Millie knows in her gut is still alive, even if Rose isn’t so sure. Along the way, they meet a group of other surviving kids calling themselves the Lost Boys and their lone adult leader, who reluctantly agree to help them brave the hostile wasteland to make it to Millie’s grandma safely. But the landscape isn’t the only threat.

Coconut Toad is a blind toad. On his adventure through the forest he will discover what a friend is, emotions, and that not everything can be seen with the eyes.

Oh No, Where Did He Go? takes its listeners through the process of losing someone very special to them. It shows the mix of emotions that children can feel and how to cope with them. JT is the main character, and he finds answers to his questions: Where is Grandpa now, how will I ever find him, and how can he get out of the hole they put the big box in? It is a lesson of love, care, and trust in the God who loves us most.

One man's 15 year journey through the world of the paranormal, and what he came to discover, will make you think twice about ghosts....

Happy Within is one of those children's books about diversity that not only multicultural families will enjoy having on their bookshelf but also every parent who wants their children to learn kindness, acceptance, and self-love. In this book, the main character is a boy, who will help kids to learn how to be happy with themselves and within their own skin.